Impact Tank is a Namibian/Swiss venture builder that uses social entrepreneurship a means to create sustainable impact. In partnerships with our donor partners, we seek to reach sustainable change in the Namibian market using the most well-designed business models. We provide 3 service offerings venture building, corporate collaborations and project delivery. We aim to address market challenges in low income communities by closing the gaps in inequality through investing in entrepreneurs, partnering with corporates, facilitating access to markets, creating systemic change and reaching the underserved. Ultimately, the goal is sustainable poverty reduction through social entrepreneurship and market systems development.
Venture building is a relatively new approach to new business development in the social impact space. The premise is to create a framework in which new businesses can be developed in the long run, ideate ideas in that framework, test their feasibility, launch these resultant ventures, then guide them towards long term sustainability.
Corporates often desire to have an impact in their larger context, however require assistance in order to have their vision realised. From workshops to research and more, our collaborations can have far reaching effects, all in line with the ambitions of the corporate partner in question.
We help individuals and companies of all sizes operationalise theirs projects by providing on the ground support and executional assistance to ensure final delivery on time and on budget.
,"We start by identifying a systemic problem, analyse its root causes, then IDEATE multiple possible interventions that can lead to a sustainable solution."
,"We validate the most promising system-changing models, then BUILD companies that create the desired impact."
,"We LAUNCH these companies and work to influence market participants to engage actively in the desired solution framework."
,"We recruit a co-founding entrepreneur who has the passion and drive to GROW this venture with us. We support the team towards commercial success, and assist their path towards scale."
,"We INSPIRE other market participants towards a new normal that serves people and the planet."